also, regarding Benjamin Button, sfx/technically, it's a marvel to witness --which leads to two wonderful, shallow pleasures: a young Cate Blanchett and a Brad Pitt circa The Favor. Think of the youthful Xavier and Magneto in that third travesty of an X-men movie, in the flashback with Jean Grey, to the bajillionth power. Two dizzyingly gorgeous people made younger and more gorgeous. Yum.
The count of three isn't a plan. It's Sesame Street.
Buffy ,'First Date'
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Juliebird - Dec 31, 2008 3:25:57 pm PST #9307 of 10000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Jessica - Dec 31, 2008 3:25:59 pm PST #9308 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Heh- after all that, I'm now watching Revolutionary Road on DVD.
tiggy - Dec 31, 2008 3:33:56 pm PST #9309 of 10000
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
Revolutionary Road is good, but not at all a feel good movie. so if you're wanting to end 2008 on a good note? probably not your movie.
Typo Boy - Dec 31, 2008 3:52:50 pm PST #9310 of 10000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I may have said this upthread. But Marley is actually fun if you sort of tune out the people and concentrate on the dog. And in all fairness, you have to be in a certain class position, and have a certain mind set to hold on to a dog like that and continue to let him get away with what he gets away with.
I'll stay vague to avoid spoilers but at several points the main characters reluctantly chose betweeen A & Z. This always made be go "Huh? What about choices B through Y?". And then I'd laugh some more at the dog, or um cry. This makes me think I should watch animal planet more.
Jessica - Dec 31, 2008 5:37:06 pm PST #9311 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Okay, that kind of sucked. I'd forgotten how much I dislike Sam Mendes' films. Oh well! On to Happy-Go-Lucky next.
sumi - Dec 31, 2008 7:21:57 pm PST #9312 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
2 new HP & the HBP pictures from Empire magazine.
Jessica - Dec 31, 2008 7:46:22 pm PST #9313 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Happy-Go-Lucky = awesome! Now to bed. Happy 2009!
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 31, 2008 9:29:25 pm PST #9314 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Oh, hah. After seeing Doubt my sister and I were talking and she was all "I really was more in the mood for feel-good kind of thing, you know, like Milk."
That story's only feel-good if you own stock in Hostess.
Polter-Cow - Jan 01, 2009 8:18:20 am PST #9315 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I read a review that said Benjamin Button was the movie Big Fish wanted to be, and that's so it. I agree with what people have said upthread. For most of the movie, it's just...stuff, but in the last twenty minutes or so, the point of the movie begins to hit home.
Atropa - Jan 01, 2009 10:18:59 am PST #9316 of 10000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I read a review that said Benjamin Button was the movie Big Fish wanted to be, and that's so it.
But does it have the magical visuals that Big Fish has? Yes, I want to see Benjamin Button, but Big Fish will always own my heart. Partially because of the visual style, but mostly because, well, I'm the daughter of a man who is a larger-than-life storyteller.